Gov. Pillen, abortion-rights campaign clash over ectopic pregnancies, miscarriages and abortion

Source: Nebraska Examiner

By: Zach Wendling - October 23, 2024 12:43 am

LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen spent Tuesday seeking to explain how Nebraska physicians should care for ectopic pregnancies and miscarriages while wading into the waters of competing abortion-related ballot measures.

Pillen did not directly refer to either ballot measure at a news conference he held with four medical providers, Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly and the state chief medical officer. State law prohibits elected officials from directly using state resources for campaigning. Pillen held his press conference in the governor’s hearing room at the State Capitol.

But the group made clear they were speaking against a “political agenda for abortion.”

They said they were seeking to fight “misinformation” about ectopic pregnancies or miscarriages, but they repeatedly declined to specify where they had heard the “misinformation” other than “in media” and “on TV.”


Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, left of center, hosts a news conference to address pregnancy outcomes and how Nebraska physicians can continue to care for ectopic pregnancies and miscarriages under current state law. Dr. Timothy Tesmer, the state chief medical officer, stands at the podium. Joining the duo were Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly, to Tesmer’s right, and four local medical providers. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)


Read more: https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/10/23/gov-pillen-abortion-rights-campaign-clash-over-ectopic-pregnancies-miscarriages-and-abortion/

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There are TWO abortion issues on the Nebraska ballot next month. One is pro-choice, the other is anti-abortion.